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QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Apr 29, 2009 -> 12:15 PM) I hate the media. A 22 month old dying from the flu was BREAKING NEWS today. I mean, it's sad that the kid didn't make it, but are you serious? It's because the kid died on US soil. If they would've kept the kid in Mexico, it wouldn't even be a story.

Never did a dine and ditch but I've got some interesting stories anyway. Me and 7 of my friends went into a Denny's and all ordered water. One person ordered coffee. After about 20 minutes we were "politely" asked to leave. Paid with a $20 bill. Another time I went with a small group of friends after a night of drinking. They were toasted and I was completely sober. When the bill comes one of the guys pulls out his Discover and says that he'll take care of the bill. The next day he finds the receipt, calls up one of the other guys that was there and ask "Why do I have a reciept from Denny's for $60 in my wallet?"

QUOTE (mreye @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 08:34 AM) I didn't think I was too bad until I stubbed my toe one day and said, "God damn motherf***ing f***ing s*** f***!" I try to tone it down more now. I stepped on a rake barefoot one time when I was about 12 or so and said almost the exact same thing. My friend was standing nearby when it happened and said "I've never heard you swear so much in your life!" I don't swear a hole lot and he and my wife both give me crap about it when I do. Another friend of my has a magnet that says "I don't have a swearing problem. I just like to say 'f***' a lot."

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/04...t-sox-game.html

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Apr 4, 2009 -> 04:43 PM) So they don't try to track down which shop you went to, just say you paid a gearhead $100 to change it. That's what my gf did when her alternator had to be changed awhile ago. Didn't take long at all. Alternators are really easy to change. I don't think I've owned a car that I didn't have to change the alternator at least once. Three bolts and one wire clip and it's done.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 19, 2009 -> 12:13 PM) There is a difference between hundreds of millions for bonuses paid to people who caused the problem, and $10M on offices that are part of normal operating business. This one doesn't upset me that much. If this is normal and they've already asked the government for help 3 times I think they may need to change what's "normal".

QUOTE (chwhtsox @ Mar 18, 2009 -> 04:02 PM) Checkers. end of story. Checkers/Rally's burgers are awesome. I had forgotten how good they are until I had some on vacation last year.

I like how they manage to unwrap the bar in like .02 seconds.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 15, 2009 -> 10:52 PM) U.S. Cellular Facing Pressure To Sell Welcome to Sprint Field Yuck. I've been with US Cellular since they were Cell One. I tried switching to Verizon for about a month. They are horrible, they lied about what deals they would give us and I'll never go back.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 13, 2009 -> 08:42 AM) WOW! I heard about this like a month or 2 months ago and nothing since, I assumed it had all blown over. yea, this family is seriously messed up. The story originated when a bakery wouldn't put a swastika on a kids birthday cake. The story I read said they wouldn't put his name on the cake. I never read anything about a swastika. I'm curious to know what these people did wrong to have their children taken away from them. They have yet to release that information. I can't imagine naming a kid Adolph Hitler = child abuse.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 09:17 PM) There were many more morons on the bus than just that lunatic. The attempts to stop him were just pathetic. Pathetic is not even the right word. I think a full-nelson type move would have been useful.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 07:03 AM) Not all mechanics are bad, but there's a good reason I do 99% of my own work. Labor rates of $80/ hr+ are no fun. Same here. I'm always amazed at the prices I see for stuff when I can do it myself. Like $500+ for brakes on one axle when I just did it myself for $120.

QUOTE (mreye @ Mar 4, 2009 -> 10:08 AM) On the 4th try I finally got my boy! Andrew James (Yes, A.J.) was born at 4:50 this morning! Congrats! I had three chances at a boy but I struck out.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Mar 3, 2009 -> 11:22 AM) Teachers are one of the most underpaid and overworked professions around. Considering the cars we used to see in the teacher's parking lot, I think this is one of the most over-stated falsehoods ever. The teachers around here start at nearly what I make after 10+ years.

QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Feb 28, 2009 -> 07:57 PM) My girlfriend is a middle school math teacher. She said that if this change happens, she will find a new profession. I've often thought about going into teaching because I'd actually make more money.

QUOTE (Disco72 @ Feb 28, 2009 -> 10:47 AM) I could see a solution where the school year end date goes further into June and starts earlier in August, still providing a 5-6 week break including all of July. Even before added all the snow days my kids will be in school until the first week of June. They started school around the 3rd week of August. I'm told that at one time kids weren't in school until after Labor Day and were out by Memorial Day.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Feb 27, 2009 -> 08:33 AM) What are the overlapping skills and concerns for military service and drinking? Look at military jobs for 18 year olds. Aim this rifle at this target and shoot. I know 13 year olds that can take down a deer. I don't want them drinking. Drive this truck and supplies to this location. I know 15 year olds with driver's licenses, I don't want then drinking. When the drinking age was 18, too many 18-20 year olds were dying for drinking. The number of alcohol related deaths was higher in that age group than any other. It is interesting to suggest that because this law is broken so often, we'll just drop the law. It would pretty much eliminate speed limits in this country. I don't see why we should also take away their right to vote and serve in the military. 18 year olds prove they could handle those responsibilites and did not cause a danger to themselves and others. If 20 year olds caused too many military deaths to their fellow soldiers, I imagine that would change as well. Actually, I don't see why they would even be linked. A 30 year old can also die for his country, but not serve as President. I am kind of shoked so many would take away voting rights from anyone who is not old enough to drink. To me, it just seems odd that at 16 we are legally allowed to drive a 2-ton lump of metal on wheels up to 70 MPH. It would be quite easy to take a life if done irresponsibly. At 18 we are legally allowed to purchase and own firearms. It would be quite easy to take a life if used irresponsibly. But yet we have to wait until 21 because we might drink and drive and kill somebody.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 02:37 PM) yes sir. and there is also the uninsured who are basically getting services for free. Free? Where do I sign up for that? My friend is working 2 jobs to pay off a few thousand dollars worth of medical bills because he had to go to the ER last year. The dumbass forgot to turn in his insurance paperwork when it was due a few months beforehand so he didn't have insurance at the time.

From what I understood of the cartoon, they were saying a monkey wrote the bill. Not Obama.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Feb 22, 2009 -> 01:33 AM) (to say nothing of the people who are losing their jobs and losing their homes as a by-product of all this). What's sad is that those are the people that need the most help and aren't going to get it.

Am I an oddball because I don't eat wings? If I'm eating chicken I'd much rather have leg or a thigh. Or even popcorn chicken or strips.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Feb 11, 2009 -> 12:39 PM) Sure, $250 per week. for 40 at minimum wage. What's your rent? Food bill? Health Insurance? Car payment? Gas? Clothing? How much more than unemployment is that? I don't know but if working for minimum wage > unemployment, that's what I'll take. It's possible that we'll be filling bankrupcty either way because we are barely making it as is. If my income gets cut in half, we're toast.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Feb 11, 2009 -> 12:35 PM) Sure, there are some. Now place yourself in the position of the employer. Do you want to hire someone who may quit tomorrow when a job comes that will actually support their family? Or will you hire the person who has at least a chance of staying with you for a while? Pretty much all minimum wage jobs run the risk of the employee quiting after a day or a week. I don't think there are many people that really make it a goal to work for minimum wage. I worked a second parttime job for 2 years but my orignal plan was only to work there for 6 months. The employer knew it and I was way over-qualified for the job but they hired me anyway. It's not those jobs are hard to fill.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Feb 11, 2009 -> 12:16 PM) I know three people, who have been laid off for over a few months, and none are looking to accept anything close to a minimum wage job. Unless I find something within the next year or two, I'll be taking whatever job I can get, minimum wage or otherwise because I'm certain that I won't be able to support my family on unemployment alone.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 11, 2009 -> 12:08 PM) If they're on a payroll (using a fake/ stolen SS), they're paying taxes. They're also paying all sorts of sales tax. How many laid off engineers from Caterpillar or Motorola are going to work minimum wage jobs as dish washers or apple pickers? The ones that need money and can't find another job making whatever they were making before. I've read plenty of stories about people that were making 6 figures and are now working 2 parttime jobs to make ends meet.